drkite Heliman Location: Ulm/Germany
| Hi Arief,
you certainly did it right!
I went a similar path. Two years ago I started flying rc-helis with an electric Logo10. Than I changed to Graupner Uni2000 .60 heli, but this was just for two or three months. The Uni did not fly and react as I wanted it.
Than I fell in love with the 3DNT for similar reasons as you: the construction is simply genius and there is not a single unnecessary part on it. Weight is very low (4.5kg) and you can vary headspeed between 1300 and 2000 rpm. And if you use the recommended Loetterle carb, you can fly with 0% nitro (which is somehow important in Germany, as nitro is expensive).
Unfortunately the assembly time was much too short - I only needed three days :-). For the first maiden flight I used 30% expo, but right on the 3rd or 4th flight I changed back to 0. Now I have got two of them and I have learned looping and backward flying with the NT. Again, similar as you, I am not in 3d (yet), but the NT has every potential you would need.
I was flying once at our local spot when an elderly couple came by and watched me flying the NT. After I landed the woman asked me: "I saw the smoke on the model - is this an engine or is it electric?" Initially I tented to answer "No, it is solar", but then I just told her that is is indeed a combustion engine.
You WILL love your 3DNT!!
No need to worry about tuning the engine. If you use the OS with a Loetterle carb, the instructions are very clear and simple, and once you have the engine running right, there is hardly any occasion where you have to tune it differently.
Bernhard |